Un-known bonsai
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HELP: I bought this little bonsai from Dobbies Garden Centre yesterday, I picked it because it was different than all my others. The problem is that all the bonsais Dobbies has for sale didn't have any names on them; so I have no idea what my little tree is called. Can anyone help with it's name please?
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Always surprised that people buys something that they donot know, and not evenask the seller what it is they are buying.
Don't know the shrub.
Don't know the shrub.
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At first it looked like an azalea, but I've seen one with similar leaf structure that was a boxwood varietal. The exact name escapes me, but I have the list at home. Will review later this evening.
... I'm calling boxwood.
... I'm calling boxwood.
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Thank you both for your replies.
I did ask at the shop but they didn't know, and had complained to the supplier. But I just liked the look of it, I just hope that it is a bonsai because it wasn't cheep
I did ask at the shop but they didn't know, and had complained to the supplier. But I just liked the look of it, I just hope that it is a bonsai because it wasn't cheep
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Janet34 wrote: I just hope that it is a bonsai because it wasn't cheep
It is not the species that decides whether something is a bonsai, but the training. Your plant does not qualify as bonsai.
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It isn't azalea because of the glossy leaves. Azaleas do not have glossy leaves. I looks more like a Gardena but that is just my guess. If you can keep it alive through spring you will definitely know if it is a Gardena. As mentioned by others this isn't considered bonsai (even though it is sold as such). I can one day become a bonsai but right now it is a young plant in a pot. I challenge you to check out bonsai empire and learn as much as you can. This is an awesome and challenging hobby.
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Thank you so much for your kind reply, I will do my best to keep it going as I'm not new to keeping bonsais. I have 4 other bonsais and 8 seedlings that I planted just a few months ago.
I am planning on posting a couple of other questions when I take some photos in the next few days, the two smallest seedling are; Golden Chain Tree & Chinese Rose Bud. The seeds were planted in different pots, but the seedlings look identical, so I'm wondering if I could have made a mistake when I planted them, and if I did which one have I got twice
And I have a quite tall Azalea seedling, where the leaves have very large brown patches and are dropping off; so there is only one patchy leave left and the newest leave that at the moment looks OK left. So I'm doing something wrong with it, I just hope it's not to late to save it
I am planning on posting a couple of other questions when I take some photos in the next few days, the two smallest seedling are; Golden Chain Tree & Chinese Rose Bud. The seeds were planted in different pots, but the seedlings look identical, so I'm wondering if I could have made a mistake when I planted them, and if I did which one have I got twice
And I have a quite tall Azalea seedling, where the leaves have very large brown patches and are dropping off; so there is only one patchy leave left and the newest leave that at the moment looks OK left. So I'm doing something wrong with it, I just hope it's not to late to save it
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